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Matex Ethiopia Expo

The Chamber's Senior Trade Assistant, Busi Mkhabele, represented a number of the JCCI Export Incubator participants at MATEX Ethiopia 2018 held on 21-26 June 2018 in Addis Ababa. MATEX is an annual international manufacturing and technology trade fair for leading manufacturers, technology producers and suppliers from around the world.

The sectors represented included:
Food manufacturers (meat, wheat, vegetables, fruit, dairy), bakeries, grain and oil mills and soft drinks bottling.
Textiles and garments: Garment manufacturing, weaving and knitting, dyeing and finishing, supply of fabrics and accessories
Cotton farming and cotton ginning, spinning
Pharmaceuticals and healthcare products
Machinery spare parts and maintenance
Construction, transportation and communication
Water and energy machinery
Physical infrastructure techniques and equipment
Building materials and technologies
Visitors who attend MATEX include professionals, key decision makers, buyers, suppliers, traders and distributors.